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TO PRIORITY PEKING
TELNO 521
OF 131518Z AUGUST 93
INFO ROUTINE SHANGHAI, BTC HONG KONG, ATTC TAIPEI
FAZ
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پرسیام
154501 MDLOAN 9571
YOUR TELNO 1101: FAC VISIT
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Ms Challis, Assistant to the Clerk, is grateful for these further details and will, upon their return from leave, bring members of the FAC up to date, and let us have a response to your query on sightseeing.
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In the meantime she responded to your other points as follows:
TAIWAN
Ambassador Ma has already covered this ground with Mr Howell (copy of correspondence being copied to you ). Subject to your
If views, we see no need for a formal response at this stage. raised, however you may wish to say that this has already been discussed with Ambassador Ma in London, and that the FAC have carefully noted the comments made by the Chinese side. visit to Taipei will be an informal one aimed at reaching a greater understanding of relations between the UK and China in the period up to and beyond 1997, and of the economic circumstances of the region generally.
COSTS
The FAC's
They are
The group's air tickets include internal air travel. grateful for the offer to provide ground transport. We note the Likelihood of a request for reciprocity in the event of a return match.
ACCOMMODATION
Both the Peking and Grand hotels are beyond the FAC's budget. Unless you see an operational need to
an operational need to change plans the FAC propose to stick with the Jianguo.
RAIL TRAVEL FROM CANTON TO HONG KONG
Yes please. Grateful for BTC's help on this.
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